Dark Blood

Richard Knox has served his time, so why shouldn't he be allowed to live wherever he wants? Yes, in the past he was a violent rapist, but he's seen the error of his ways and he wants to leave his dark past in Newcaslte behind him and make a new start. Or so he says. Detective Sargeant Logan McRae isn't exaclty thrilled to be part of the team helping Knox settle into his new Aberdeen home, and things are about to go very, very wrong. Donald Trump's golf course is bringing a mini development boom to the Granite City, and Edinburgh gangster Malk The Knife wants a slice, Three heavies from Newcastle want a "quiet word" with DSI Danby about a missing mob accountant, Local crime lord Wee Hamish Mowat has plans for Logan's future... And Richard Knox's dark past isn't done with him yet... Review: Praise for Dark Blood: 'A terrific writer ... Brilliant ... bodies abound, blood flows freely and McRae is a delight' The Times 'Stuart MacBride's thrillers just keep getting better ... One of the most disturbing novels in the highly successful Logan McRae series ... admirers of tough, modern crime novels will be in seventh heaven - or should that be hell?' Express 'The plotting puts most writers in the genre to shame ... This is quintessential Stuart MacBride: tartan noir etched in the darkest of hues with dialogue so sharp you might cut yourself' Independent 'Tartan noir's greatest exponent' Daily Mirror